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The CFA Society of Iowa is pleased to present Village Ventures' co-founder and Managing General Partner, Mr. Bo Peabody.
Topic: "Why the Current Bubble is Absolutely Perfect for Everyone"
 Bo Peabody is co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures, an early stage venture firm with over $175M under management as well as a services and knowledge sharing platform serving a network of 14 venture funds with over $500M under manaBo Peabodygement. Bo is also a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners.
In 1992, Bo founded Tripod, Inc., one of the original social networks. Tripod was sold to Lycos in 1998 and Bo became Vice President of Network Strategy. Lycos was sold to Spain's Terra Networks in 2001. In 1998, Bo co-founded Streetmail (now called Everyday Health); in 2000, he co-founded VoodooVox; in 2004, he co-founded HealthGuru Media; and in 2006 he co-founded UplayMe. Bo also co-owns Mezze, Inc, a hospitality group consisting of three award-winning restaurants.
Bo is an expert in consumer-oriented businesses and is an investor and board member at Babble, Makeover Solutions, and Top Ten Reviews; and a board observer at Travel Ad Network. He has been featured in major business and consumer publications, and has received numerous honors. Bo wrote a book for entrepreneurs calledLucky or Smart?, which was published by Random House in January 2005.
A graduate of Williams College, Bo resides New York City and Williamstown, MA. He is a Trustee of The Academy at Charlemont.
April's Luncheon will be held at the Des Moines Embassy Club located on the 34th floor of Ruan Center at 7th and Grand, Des Moines, Iowa. Registration and buffet-style luncheon service begins at 11:30 with program to begin at 12:00. | 
